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e Union’s General Secretary, Kenneth D Union General Secretary Green CMD, has urged clubs to support Kenneth D Green CMD Club News ...... 3 their local Branch in order to safeguard the future of the CIU. 8 Speaking at the Union’s 155th Annual AGM Report ...... Meeting, held at the Globe eatre in Blackpool, Mr Green told delegates: “I wish Club Outings ...... 18 to thank you all for attending today, as unity in numbers mean strength, and together we 21 hope to stem the tide of club closures with Crossword ...... the spirit of help and combined knowledge to leave a legacy for our successors in this Sport on TV ...... 22 great movement. “e Union is also suffering through closure of Branches due to various circumstances, not least running out of funds. e only way to prevent these losses becoming an everyday occurrence is to support your local Branch. “rough your Branch Secretary and Executive Members, and trade with the Branch for your club’s requirements, we can involvement with the All-Party help ourselves. Parliamentary Group for Members’ Clubs at “Most Branches offer the facility to trade Westminster and railed against the ‘apathy’ with them for items such as bingo tickets, within the club movement which has led to raffle tickets, etcetera, which are usually a relative lack of obvious successors in key Union launches its priced at a reasonable amount. leadership roles. “Couple this with the expert advice you He said: “How many of you know of long- new ACM diploma will get, and you’ll go some way to helping standing Secretaries of clubs dying, and e Union has unveiled a new qualification each other and keeping our Branch because of the apathy of the membership, which is aimed at people who are going to structure. either nobody is prepared to take over or, be sitting on club committees and “We have a structure second to none in worse still, an inappropriate individual takes occupying positions of authority within our Union, and hopefully we will be able to over and, in both cases, the club shuts clubs for the first time. keep this in the future. down?” e Award in Club Management (ACM) “You can rely on the best advice from Mr Dawson also spoke of the Union’s comprises three units covering the key areas your Branch Secretary who should be the need to expand its membership aer a of licensing law and regulation, general law first port of call in the event of questions on period of contraction: and financial management required to run a law and administration in your clubs, and, “We must start recruiting and our members’ club. as I have said before, if he does not know procedures at Head Office have been Each unit will take one day of classroom- the answer, he knows a man or a woman updated to help facilitate this. I ask you to style study for candidates to complete and who does know the answer, such is the support the NEC to recruit clubs to the once all three units have been passed design of our great organisation.” Union and share the benefits of being part successfully, the participant will earn the Earlier in the Meeting, Union President of an umbrella organisation.” ACM diploma. George Dawson CMD had talked of his determination to ‘fight for our clubs in the l For the full report of the 2018 Annual l See page 5 for more information on the corridors of power’ through the Union’s Meeting see pages 8-15 Award in Club Management www.wmciu.org.uk EDITOR’S LETTER EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome to the May edition of Club Journal read a full, unedited transcript of the Annual as we reflect on Conference Weekend which Meeting plus view a picture gallery of images saw our member clubs gather in Blackpool from the entire weekend taken by the for the Annual Meeting and the Beer & Union’s official Conference photographers. Trades Exhibition. During the weekend, the Union’s e Beer & Trades Exhibition once again Education Committee Working Group also saw a big increase in attendees so a big thank unveiled details of the new Award in Club you to all those who came along as well as to Management (ACM). the many exhibitors who made it such an is consists of three self-contained units, Some of the key points are: interesting and worthwhile event. each taking one day of classroom-based l Workers have a legal right to access If you missed out on this year’s show you study to complete. information an employer holds on them can get a flavour of the day from the special Unit 1A of the course covers Law & l All staff have a responsibility to ensure that supplement we have produced with this Regulation, Licensing. Unit 1B covers Other their activities comply with data protection issue. Law and Regulations and Unit 2 covers the l Data protection applies when monitoring On the Saturday, the Annual Meeting was topics of Management, Finance and employee's phone calls, emails and CCTV held at the Globe eatre where the Administration. CIU Head Office is issuing guidance to all assembled delegates met for debate and Once a candidate has completed the clubs but for more information on GDPR addresses from both our President and our course and been examined in all three units, please visit: General Secretary. they will receive the ACM diploma. We’ll be www.acas.org.uk/data protection page You can read the official minutes of the publishing details of the dates and venues for Meeting on pages 8-15 or, if you’d rather the day courses in future issues. listen to the transcript, you can download an Finally, a word about the new General audio file of the entire Meeting from the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which Union’s website: www.wmciu.org.uk comes into force on May 25 and brings On the website, you will also be able to stricter obligations for employers to follow. Stephen Goulding, Editor CLUB JOURNAL
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DAVID FISH PRESENTED WITH LSA CLUB NOTICES Expulsions Mr Stephen Bunting, Morriston Workingmen’s Club, Swansea (South Wales Branch) Mr Philip Martin, Padiham Working Mens Club (Burnley & Pendle Branch) Club name changes From: St Clement’s Working Men’s Club to: St Clements Sports & Social Club Limited From: Castle Ward Club Limited to: Castle Ward WMC & Institute Limited
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Northern Social Club Secretary David Fish received his Long Service Award at a ceremony held in December 2017. Pictured, left to right: Dave Richardson (Northumberland Branch Secretary), David Fish (Secretary, Northern Social Club) and Alan Hardy (President, Northumberland Branch) PHILLIP YOUNG RECEIVES HIS COM
Durham club holds fundraiser for ‘Bent not Broken’ charity Bearpark & District Workmens Club in Durham held a Family Fun Day in April and raised over £1,000 towards the costs of a 12-year-old’s travel to Germany for surgery to correct a curve in her spine. Lauren Rennie (pictured above with mum Joanne), from Ushaw Moor, is due to travel to Germany this month for the operation, which is currently not available in the UK. The 12-year-old has had scoliosis since she was a baby and has three curves in her back, including one of 55 degrees. Her family is raising £32,000 to cover the cost of the operation being carried out by a specialist surgeon at a German hospital. The Bent not Broken fundraiser took place at the club on Saturday, April 14 and included a fairground, zumbathon and stalls. Phillip Young, Vice-President of Sturdee Social & Bowling Club in Kent (right), recently received his Joanne Rennie, Lauren’s mum, 10-year Certificate of Merit from Club President and Kent Branch Vice-President Colin Lewing said: “We would like to say we are eternally grateful for the support Service Award Application Reminder everyone has given Lauren so far. Please remember to allow sufficient time when applying for your Service Award Certificates as all We are absolutely overwhelmed.” applications are approved initially by your local Branch Office then approved at the monthly NEC meeting To make a donation, visit: at Head Office in London. All certificates take around a total of six to eight weeks to be approved, justgiving.com/crowdfunding/joanne-rennie engraved and signed.
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ELIZABETH JOHNSTONE OF GUIDE POST SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTED WITH COM FOR SERVICE Distinguished Service Award James William Lofthouse, Castle Ward Club, Doncaster David Walsh, Bradley & Colne Bridge Club, Heavy Woollen
Long Service Award Derek Allen, Colchester Belle Vue Social Club, North East Metropolitan Brian Milliard, Colchester Belle Vue Social Club, North East Metropolitan Roy Keep, Hoe Street Club, North East Metropolitan John Stacey, East Stanley WMC, Durham Leslie Gair, Greenside Social Club, Durham Graham Groves, Adrian Social Club, Leeds Alan Woodhead, Adrian Social Club, Leeds Isabella Crichton, Carlton Social Club, Wakefield David Crichton, Carlton Social Club, Wakefield
Certificate of Merit Julie Lawson, Castle Ward Club, Doncaster Ann Barns, Harworth Comrades & Social Club, Elizabeth Johnstone of Guide Post Social Club received her Certificate of Merit in December. Doncaster andPictured, left to right: Bill Stoker (No.5 Division Executive), Elizabeth Johnstone (Committee Steven Barns, Harworth Comrades & Social Club, Member, Guide Post Social Club) and Dave Richardson (Northumberland Branch Secretary) Doncaster Edward Charlesworth, Harworth Comrades & Social Club, Doncaster William Askim, Harworth Comrades & Social Club, Buy your own copy of Club Journal each month Doncaster Kenneth Tilley, Greenside Social Club, Durham Here’s your chance to have your own personal copy of Club Journal delivered to the address of your Robert Wilson, Greenside Social Club, Durham choice each month for less than you’d pay for it at the club. Michelle Brett, Greenside Social Club, Durham Peter Shaw, Greenside Social Club, Durham Simply fill in your details on the form below to obtain a year’s supply ofClub Journal for the special Gordon Robinson, Greenside Social Club, Durham rate of £7.50, meaning that two of the 12 editions will be yours for free. Kelvin Gair, Greenside Social Club, Durham Angie Ward, Sportsman’s Club Ltd, Wessex Fred Godfree, Leicester Railwaymens Club, Leicestershire Please send me a year’s supply of Club Journal. I enclose a cheque for £7.50 made payable to the Club Thomas Goldbough, Blakelaw & District Social Club, & Institute Union. Northumberland James Williamson, Blakelaw & District Social Club, Name: ...... Northumberland Home Address: ...... Alan Campbell, Blakelaw & District Social Club, ...... Northumberland ...... John Cardwell, Blakelaw & District Social Club, ...... Northumberland ...... James Ferry, Blakelaw & District Social Club, ...... Northumberland Charles Usher, Blakelaw & District Social Club, ...... Postcode:...... Northumberland Matthew Wright, Kingsley Park WM Club, South East Midlands Please send the completed form, along with the cheque for £7.50 (made payable to WMCIU), to: Club Journal, ACP, 59/60 ames Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TX
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Education Committee launches new Award in Club Management Conference Weekend saw the launch of the Union’s new Education Programme take place at the Bloomfield Club in Blackpool. e new qualification, which has been developed by the CIU’s Education Committee working in tandem with CPL Training, is called the Award in Club Management (ACM). e course consists of three self-contained units, each taking one day of classroom- based study to complete. Unit 1A of the course covers Law & Regulation, Licensing. Unit 1B covers Other Law and Regulations. Unit 2 covers the topics of Management, Finance and Administration. Once a candidate has completed the course and been examined in all three units, they will receive the ACM diploma. “e course is aimed at people who are going to be sitting on club committees and occupying positions of authority within clubs,” said Paul Chase, Director and Head Paul Chase, Director and Head of Compliance at CPL Training, talks to Union members at the launch andof the new Union Education Programme, held at the Bloomfield Club in Blackpool on April 13 of Compliance of CPL Training. “Candidates will get an understanding of licensing law and regulation relating to members’ clubs, as well as a whole host of other laws and regulations that govern the running of a club - entertainment, the various copyright permissions required, the rules and regulations surrounding gaming machines in clubs. “Candidates will also get an understanding of the main issues of financial management and administration of clubs and how to ensure that you keep your club afloat financially.” e first day courses are set to be held in October/November at clubs across the branches (dates/venues TBC) and further Geoff Blakeley CMD (centre), Manchester Branch Secretary, NEC Member and Member of the Union’s information will be given shortly. Education Committee, at the launch of the Award in Club Management
Cross Hills Social Club hosts major fundraiser for teen charity OBITUARY Cross Hills Social Club in Keighley is throwing open its doors to help a local teenager’s major fundraising effort for young people struggling with mental Mr John Bellamy health problems and depression. The Committee and members of Brooke Robertson will carry out a sponsored skydive this month, and for that Barnby Dun Social Club Limited & same weekend she has also arranged a programme of fundraising Institute, Doncaster, are sad to entertainments at Cross Hills Social Club from May 25 to 27. announce that their long serving Proceeds will go towards the charity Young Minds. President and Committee man, Brooke, 17, a senior pupil at South Craven School, said she had personally passed away in April 2018. known someone who had been badly affected by mental health issues. John was also the Secretary of the The weekend entertainment organised by Brooke for the social club begins at Childrens Outings section. 8pm on Friday May 25 with a race night. On the Saturday there will be a 1980s- He served the club for over 50 style disco, also beginning at 8pm, with friends of Brooke due to have their years and was a holder of the 50- heads shaved. Tickets will cost £2. year Certificate.
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The 155th Annual Meeting took place at the Globe Theatre in Blackpool on Saturday, April 14
e 155th Annual Meeting of the Union, Batchelor of Derbyshire Branch; Bob Russell returning to pre-smoking ban levels. e held in e Globe eatre, Blackpool, began CMD of Wessex Branch; Geoff Fisher of Union now needs to start recruiting instead with GEORGE DAWSON CMD, THE Warwickshire Branch; Colin Gillatt CMD of of contracting. PRESIDENT of the Union, asking the Wakefield Branch; Alan Goodwin of West “Our high was in the mid-70s with over assembled delegates to observe a minute’s Midlands Branch and John Wood CMD of 4,000 clubs. e Union has been contracting silence in remembrance of those club Wessex Branch. from that figure every year since 1976. No members who had passed away in the past e function of the Standing Orders year since then has the Union had more 12 months. Aer the silence, he announced Committee was explained to delegates. clubs at the beginning of the year than at the that the keynote speaker would not be end of the year. We must start recruiting, attending the meeting due to illness. THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS: and our procedures at Head Office have THE PRESIDENT then asked delegates “Good morning delegates, and welcome to been updated to help facilitate this. We may to agree the minutes of the 2017 Council the 155th conference. I would like to thank need to do more, and we’ve been discussing Meeting as per the May 2017 edition of Club you for returning me as President for the that this week. We also need to sell ourselves Journal. fih term. and show that we can offer help and is was followed by a Civic Welcome “I’ll just go off the speech for a moment – assistance to other clubs as we do now to our from THE WORSHIPFUL THE DEPUTY this is the first time we’ve ever been in this member clubs. MAYOR OF BLACKPOOL, room as a venue for the Conference, but it “I would just like to take this moment to COUNCILLOR GARY COLEMAN. might be appropriate if Russia starts acknowledge that some members would like Following this address, the National bombing us, because it looks like it’s good to see financial help for clubs. is has been Executive Member for Wales and enough to be a bomb shelter! discussed, and we asked the West Midlands Monmouthshire District, KEN ROBERTS “I’ll continue. I get the feeling that things Branch to investigate this. I would CMD, Chairman of the Standing Orders have improved regarding clubs in dire personally like to see us do something Committee, introduced the other members trouble. e number of clubs lost to the similar to the Association of Conservative of the Committee: Vice-Chairman Geoff Union is the smallest number for a Clubs instead of lining the pockets of the the Whewell of West Midlands Branch; John considerable number of years and is, in fact, City. is complete change of Union policy
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Union President George Dawson CMD methods. As I have said, this is not restricted to us alone, it is throughout society. “Maybe we need a radical change to our politics and representatives, maybe we need a change in the way we are governed to feel that our voice is being heard. And if this change comes, maybe it will reinvigorate our society, and people once again can feel part of society and get involved. “Unfortunately, the Brexit debacle just illustrates a complete disconnect our political classes have with the electorate and a large amount of people in this room. We will not give up on trying to educate them with our All-Party Parliamentary Group, and we’ll continue to fight for our clubs in the corridors of power. “My final point is to ask you to support the NEC to recruit clubs to the Union and share the benefits you have in being part of needs to be fully investigated. If the NEC Music Licence. I received it at my own club an umbrella organisation. Help us to recruit just throws money into no hope cases, we just last week. We are now talking to PRS new clubs and bring back into the fold those would quite rightly be criticised for not through my own club’s case to make sure who have le. e NEC feels the start of this managing the assets of the Union prudently. that they are adhering to the judgement of will be to get our trading account into the “One area the Union is helping clubs is 1991 and protecting our JMC tariff. black, and be less reliant on the investments, with the PRS and PPL licences. e special “By the looks of it, they are. Please let which can then be used in different ways to JMC tariffs were fought for in the past, and your Branch Secretary know if you have support clubs. we are determined to make sure we do not received the new assessment, so we may “ank you, ladies and gentlemen.” lose them. coordinate our action. You may receive a “We won a significant battle at the new assessment, but we won’t know if it’s THE PRESIDENT then asked the copyright tribunal on 15th March, 1991, like the old assessment unless we can see it. Meeting to consider the Annual Report and which has been adhered to ever since, “I’ll turn now to the apathy that we have invited delegates to come to the rostrum if which stated that there would be no change in the whole of society, not least within the they had any questions. in legislation unless agreed by PRS, the CIU club movement. is apathy extends to ALLAN NISBET of Kenton & District and CORCA Clubs. Some of you may have Branches. We have unfortunately seen in Social Club said: “Good morning, ladies noticed a new combined licence called the recent years a loss of Branch Secretaries and gentlemen. I’ve just heard the President through illness or death, the most recent there on about the help the CIU gives the The Worshipful the Deputy Mayor of being Graham Holt from the Warwickshire clubs. Don’t think so. at’s why a lot of Blackpool, Councillor Gary Coleman Branch. clubs are leaving the Union, they’re getting “e problem being the Branch falls into no help from the Union, when you’re trying turmoil and there are a lack of successors, to get out, they don’t want to know. because a lot of Branches do not have a full Branches are struggling now. executive, and clubs are not turning up to “My own Branch, Northumberland, we’re the council meetings. is apathy screwed financially. We’ve only got a couple unfortunately extends to our clubs. How of more years le. What we need to do, and many of you know of long-standing we might put the fees up, we need to get secretaries of a club dying and, because of more money back to the Branches instead the apathy of the membership, either of them all going to London lining their nobody is prepared to take over or, worse pockets. We need to get it back to the still, an inappropriate individual takes over Branches, to keep the Branches open. A lot and, in both cases, the club shuts down. of them are closing down. “We need to get people involved and I “Northumberland will only have another don’t have the answer for that because I’m three years I would say, at least, the way it’s having the same problem in my own club! going, but we need more money going into We are now, aer much work by some of your own Branches instead of all going to the NEC, launching a new education system London. So, when you’re voting today, the more suited to the modern-day teaching motion shouldn’t be on. ey’re wanting a
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2006. If these were the financial statements Don Hitchin of Heavy Woollen/West Yorkshire of your own club, it is quite likely that you Branch proposed the Annual would have closed well before now. A club’s Report main source of revenue comes from its bar sales, gaming machine receipts, etcetera. If your members do not come to the club and contribute to your main sources of revenue, eventually the club will suffer – possibly resulting in closure. “Our Union’s main sources of revenue comes from the sale of Associate and Pass Cards, together with affiliation fees which, in these accounts, we call annual fees. e revenue derived from these three main sources of income which I oen refer to as the lifeblood of the Union, have been declining year on year. is year alone, the revenue has fallen by £78,522 – or 6.9%. If our other forms of income were increasing, this wouldn’t be as bad, but unfortunately rise again. We’ve told them before don’t put with each report that I present to you. that is not the case. the money up – people don’t want to pay When one looks at any set of financial “Total income that is attributed to the more money to go into clubs. We’re losing statements, in my experience, many will go operating loss, that is recorded within these them le, right and centre. straight to the bottom of the revenue accounts as turnover, and itemised in note “Ladies and gentlemen, if you don’t stand account to determine if they have resulted 5, amounted this year to £1,722,649 – down up against these for putting money up and in a profit or loss. by £158,428 in 2016 – or 8.4%. We continue putting money back into the Head Office, I “If there is a profit, an assumption could through rigid budgetary control to curtail mean, they’re wasting money just on wages be made that the organisation is in a secure expenditure where possible, and it is at least alone. Salaries are £425,000 – how many financial position. So, if we look at our pleasing to report that this year saw a staff have they got in London for that? financial statements and go straight to the reduction of £74,291, or 3.8%, to Expenses £160,000? Hey, they’ve got a life bottom of the revenue account, we will see £1,883,901. and a half, haven’t they? Ladies and that the Union has made, as a whole, a profit “With all this taken into account, the gentlemen, please vote against these in this year of £213,336, compared to a profit outside observer would be well within their support of these motions. We need to get of £543,694 in 2016. rights to ask the question – How on earth more money into the Branches, not into the “erefore, the assumption could be has the Union managed to survive for so CIU Head Office. Please vote to take your made that the Union is in a secure financial long? Well, to answer that question, we have money back to your Branches for your clubs position. Job done! I don’t need to report to look at the results for those last 11 years to survive. ank you.” anything else, and we can all go home! at, since we made the last operating profit. And DON HITCHIN of Heavy Woollen and I would suggest, would be totally here comes the scary bit. Since 2011, the West Yorkshire Branch then proposed the irresponsible of me. Union has made operating losses in total of Annual Report. It was seconded by LEN “Our financial statements as you know are £5,770,966. How on earth have we been able POPPLE of Heavy Woollen Branch. only produced once every 12 months, and to absorb these huge losses? e Annual Report was accepted on a therefore only give a snapshot of our “e answer is quite simple, and it is the show of hands. financial position on a particular day, that huge success of the Union’s investment being the 30th September 2017. To policy over that same period. is is now ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT determine the true health of our financial the second year that our financial In presenting the Union’s Annual Financial position going forward, we must examine statements have needed to conform to the Statement, Union Accountant STEVE these account in more detail. Reporting Standard 102, part of the UK CONNELL said: “Mr President, delegates “In every report that I present to you, I Accounting Standards, where our and guests. Once again, it gives me great emphasise the importance of concentrating investments are valued at their full market pleasure to present to you the Financial on the line in our revenue account titled value as opposed to their original cost. Report on behalf of your National Operating Profit or Loss. I looked back at “e effect of this is that net investment Executive. previous annual reports to determine the gains this year has resulted in gains of “Each year, when I’m preparing to write last time that the revenue account had £623,689 compared to gains of £994,374 in this report, I always look back to see what I resulted in an operating profit, and it may 2016. And a break down of these gains can reported last year, with the intention of surprise you to know that it was 11 years be seen within Note 8 to these financial trying not to repeat myself too much, and ago. statements. In the same 11-year period from hopefully not being too negative. I have to “at means that we have been making 2006 to 2017, the Union has benefited from say that it is getting increasingly difficult considerable operating losses ever since the combination of net gains on the sale of
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investments, interest received on be as good as those before you. It would closed, whilst only 75 clubs have joined the investments, and the change in value of only take two to three years of continued CIU. Apart from what can be done in the investments held by £4,364,978. operating losses coupled with negative immediate future to improve income and “It is worth pointing out that this period investment returns to seriously damage the reduce expenditure, for the long term future includes the stock market crash experienced Union’s finances. of the Union, I believe every effort must be in 2008. You can see that with the successful “If we look at the Union’s balance sheet, made to attract more clubs to the Union. results from our investments, we still have that observer that I referred to earlier, those “In this respect, the next 11-year period not been able to fully overturn the total who made the assumption that the Union’s will be crucial to determining our future. operating losses of over £5.7 million, finances were healthy due to a bottom line Looking at the results of our 25 Branches’ however without these investment gains, the profit on our revenue account, would financial statements, which as you know Union would be in a very dire financial probably make the same assumption aer due to self-accounting, sees them currently position now. One area that would have reading that we now have net assets of being independently audited, it should be suffered the most would have been the £8,294,782 compared to £8,082,846 in 2016. reported that this year we experienced Union’s 25 Branches. You can see from these But for reasons that I’ve explained, that various problems, least not the poor health financial statements that collectively the would indeed be an irresponsible of one of the main Branch auditors in Branches made losses this year of £119,893, assumption. getting their accounts finalised prior to their compared to losses of £71,077 in 2016. “When I was looking back over the inclusion in these consolidated accounts. “Central funding of Branches has annual reports from previous years to see “In fact, prior to going to press for the increased significantly over recent years, when we made the last operating profit, it production of this Annual Report, we had even to the extent of allowing extremely was noticeable that once amended for still not received the accounts on behalf of favourable interest to be earned on their today’s requirement to show investments at our Kent Branch, and were therefore unable investments held within the Central market value, we had net assets in total to complete the financial information on Investment Fund. None of that would have virtually identical to now. at tells us that their behalf, which is seen on page 74 of the been possible without the success made in 11 years, the Union’s finances have Report. from our investments. resulted in zero capital growth, and once “I can report that those accounts, and “However, these successes should never adjusted for inflation, negative capital therefore all Branch accounts have now be taken for granted. e global economy is, growth. been submitted. And I can also report that as you know, going through some very “It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone to your National Executive will shortly be turbulent times. Suffice it to say, that if I learn that over that same 11-year period, we discussing these issues to ensure that this produce a set of financial statements with a have lost just over 1,000 clubs. e doesn’t occur again. period end of today, it would certainly not disappointing part is that 1,081 clubs le or “In conclusion, Mr President, I would like once again to take this opportunity of Union Accountant thanking Brian Howarth, our auditor, for Steve Connell his expert advice given throughout the year. And, finally, I wish you every success in the future management of your clubs. ank you, Mr President.” HOWARD SHARPE of ornhill Briggs Working Mens Club moved to accept the Financial Statement. DAN CAPEWELL of Pittshill Victory Club, seconded the Motion to accept the Financial Statement. e Financial Statement was accepted on a show of hands. THE PRESIDENT called on BRIAN HOWARTH of BH Accountancy, the Union’s statutory auditors, to make an address. Mr Howarth spoke about the Union’s Financial Statements over a period of time and argued that the Union’s dependence on the annual performance of the stock markets was inadvisable against a backdrop of uncertainty in the wider world. He said: “You can see therefore how your NEC are now urgently looking to protect themselves against events which they simply cannot influence. ey have no power to
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prevent a potential second credit crunch, no NEC Member Les Hepworth CMD power to influence the outcome of Brexit, no power to rein in Mr Trump, and so on. And yet all of these events and others like them indirectly affect the Union greatly through the stock markets. “I am sure that with the continued efforts of everybody in this room today, you could all assist in ensuring the continued survival of the Union to the benefit of all.”
THE MOTIONS THE PRESIDENT then moved on to Item 9 in the Agenda, the motions for consideration and explained the voting process to delegates, saying: “Motion 1 requires only a simple majority because the reference to the membership has a minimum figure in it and a maximum figure in it, and 70p doesn’t go over the maximum figure. erefore, that’s only a simple majority because it’s not actually changing the rule. Motion 2 requires a two- thirds majority because it’s mentioned in the rule that it’s £75 and that’s the figure we’re wanting to change. information or for CIU goods or anything morning. I think I’ve heard it all today here “Later on in the Rule Book, it does say on that line. People in my Branch know I’m – Brexit, the President of the USA as the big about VAT at the current rate. So, if VAT available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. problem for our problems. e problem for were lower at the £75 less 15% VAT or £75 “So, please vote to increase your us are the people sitting on the stage. Not plus 25% VAT. Motion 3, the VAT rule membership to 70p from 50p, as this will Donald Trump! doesn’t apply to this one because the rule definitely keep your Branches going, and I “You couldn’t make it up, to be honest. I states it’s £3.50 inclusive of VAT, so an vote yes to this amendment please. ank haven’t spoken in two years here since I was Associate Card is £2.92 plus 58p VAT, and it you very much.” elected as a City Councillor on the biggest includes it in the £4.00. So, that’s why that e Motion was then seconded by local authority in Europe, and I have to say, requires that two-thirds majority.” BOB RUSSELL CMD of Solent Social Club, my views don’t represent that local NEC member for the Wessex and Western authority. MOTION 1 Counties Branches and President of Wessex “Where was Donald Trump and Brexit LES HEPWORTH CMD, NEC Member Branch. five years ago when I stood on the platform and Branch Secretary for Heavy Woollen Opposing the Motion, DAVID COLES, here at Conference, and asked this National and Huddersfield, proposed Motion 1 Secretary of Wickersley Social Club, South Executive to consider support, the smallest which referred to a club’s representative Yorkshire, said: “We’ve just heard that clubs financial support to keep clubs going? Very membership fee to be increased from a fee are closing, clubs are struggling to survive. I similar to what credit unions might provide. of 50p per member to 70p per member can’t believe the audacity of the Executive in Five years has gone past and they’re asking (Rule 10). putting a motion of this nature to insult you the West Midlands to look at this issue. It’s He said: “e reason we’re asking for this people who are delegates of these clubs. an absolute disgrace, Conference. We need increase is, as the gentlemen said earlier, “ey don’t want a 5% increase, they don’t support for clubs financially. We don’t need Branches are struggling. All Branches are want a 10% increase – they want a 40% to be risking our finances on the stock struggling. We’ve already had four Branches increase. My own club pays around £700 market. that closed due to lack of funds. If you look already on this, and they’re asking us for “You know, what are we about? We’re at the back of your report, you can see another £300. It’s another nail in the coffin sometimes as bad as these bankers who we there’s another three or four Branches that of clubs who are borderline. It’s not on. Do blame. We’re no different. ere’s no have got very little funds and will close they care about the clubs or do they care enthusiasm from the people sitting on this shortly unless they get an increase. is about themselves? Well, I urge you to reject rostrum behind me to, in a meaningful way, increase from 50p to 70p will enable local this proposal – kick it out, don’t vote for it, support clubs by helping them financially to Branches to get extra funding and stay and look aer your clubs.” keep the bogeymen, which are the bankers open. Also opposing the motion, DES FLOOD and the breweries, from getting the deeds to “As you know, your first port of call is of Weoley Castle Working Men’s Club, West these clubs. always your local Branch, whether it be for Midlands Branch, said: “Delegates, good “e deeds to these clubs should stay with
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the clubs, should stay with the family of the “I mean, that’s a pretty reasonable rate to Midlands Branch, proposed Motion 3, the CIU, should have financial support. I have be a member of the Union today, because reference to the cost of the Associate Card no thirst to support this National Executive they will get that £100 back on their PRS and and Pass Card to be increased from £3.50 and these proposals, and I would urge you the agreements that we’ve made with them, to £4.00 for each card (Rule 16). He said: to do the same.” and the reduction of the tax on the “Good morning fellow delegates. You will Speaking in support of the Motion, Performing Rights Society. So, I do feel that have heard from the Union’s Accountant, DAN CAPEWELL of Pittshill Victory Club, this is fairly straightforward. It’s not going to and read in the Annual Report, of the West Midlands Branch, said: “Mr bring in an enormous amount of money, and operating loss over the period October 2016 Chairman, I hadn’t intended to vote for this listening to the two accountants like the to September 2017 was some £635,279, of Motion because I thought it would go prophets of doom, that monies are not there. which the Branches losses were some through automatically to be honest. When I “I appreciate our friend who spoke earlier £192,025 of that total. saw that it was a simple majority, I thought that it is difficult today. e clubs are “However, due to our investment strategy, that was odd because I remember when it suffering, we’re not getting enough bums on the gains from them more than went up to 50p and that was the maximum, seats of course, and that affects the Branches compensated for the operating losses, so I looked it up on the website and back in and the National Executive as a whole. So, although as you are aware, investments can 2014, you passed a Motion to increase that we’ve really got to do something for the be volatile. is year, as in the past, this range, and it said in that Motion that it will future for our survival as a whole. I mean, volatility hasn’t caused any undue concerns be necessary to increase these fees, so will 1,400 clubs now against 4,200 some 25 years in this regard. you vote for this Motion – and you all voted ago. at’s a massive drop, and we can see “We’ve had a long and detailed discussion for it. that happening all over the country, but for on how we could improve our income, and “So, presumably even then, you accepted £100 it’s a great organisation to be part of. came to the decision as a stop-gap measure that these fees would increase. I think there’s As I said the other night, we’re unique in that, at this AGM, we would submit a motion no doubt that the Union does need more this country, we’re unique in Europe, and I’d for your approval. We are aware that if this money, and the question is where should it go as far as saying we’re unique as far as the motion gets the required majority, it would come from? In my own view, I could never world is concerned. So, I’m asking you to not come into force until January 2019, and understand why the Union relied on your agree to this increase from £75 to £100. would not in any way solve the problem, but members to pay for the increases, rather ank you very much.” may ease it. It is therefore my pleasure as a than its own members. e Motion was seconded by National Executive Member, to propose the “Now, its own members are the clubs! We BOB RUSSELL CMD of Solent Social Club, motion to increase the Associate Card and are the members of the Union. So, if the NEC member for the Wessex and Western yearly Pass Card each from £3.50 including Union needs an increase in income, it Counties Branches and President of Wessex VAT to £4.00 including VAT, and I look should come from the clubs, which is why Branch. forward to your support for this motion.” my own club and myself fully support this e Motion failed to achieve the required e Motion was then seconded by motion. And I would point out, when we two-thirds majority (For 150, Against 223) JACK HAUGHEY, West Midlands Branch talked about increase, if, I think, we Secretary. probably are like your clubs, where our MOTION 3 Speaking against the Motion, membership’s gone down year on year. So, GEOFF WHEWELL, President of West ALLAN NISBET of Kenton & District when we talk about an increase, we’re paying less now than we did five years ago. Allan Nisbet of Kenton & So, this 20p increase, it won’t be an increase District Social Club of what we used to pay, it’ll probably take us back to what we used to pay. So, lets put it into perspective what the increase is. So, Mr Chairman, I fully support this motion.” e Motion failed to achieve the majority required (67 For, 271 Against)
MOTION 2 Union Vice-President JOHN TOBIN proposed Motion 2, the reference to a minimum annual fee payable by clubs to the Union, to be increased from £75 per club to £100 per club (Rule 10). He said: “is is a very small amendment. I can see how the reaction has been already, and I think this one is pretty fair. It’s a very minority of clubs who pay the £75, and this would see an increase to £100.
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Social Club said: “Sorry, ladies and Members voted on three Motions during gentlemen, I’m like a bad penny! You’ve the Annual Meeting heard all the waffle going on this morning – I’d like to thank the Accountants and the Auditor – but they haven’t touched on what I’ve been saying for years. “ey come to Blackpool probably Tuesday and Wednesday, wine and dine everybody, wasting money, probably £50,000 it’s cost for the weekend. It’s money out of our money that they’re losing. Now, if you look in your book, their figures not mine, wages and salaries, can you tell us how many staff we’ve got down in London, please? Because £425,000 for wages and salaries? ere’s something sadly wrong. Wasting money! Executive Committee fees - £160,000! “Don’t vote for this. Vote against it. What I want for the next time is I’m going to get a “You may as well talk to a brick wall! So, I correct people on that assumption.” letter sent out that we need more money to don’t know why we’re paying money into Speaking against the Motion, the Branches and not to them. Just send them. Please vote against it, ladies and BRENDA MCMAHON of Brafield on the 10% to them of whatever we collect in our gentlemen. Keep it to your Branches.” Green Working Men’s Club, Northampton. own Branches, send 10% to London. ey THE PRESIDENT said: “ank you, She said: “I have voted as my Committee should be cutting down their costs, not Allan. I would just like to correct you on a wanted on the increase to £100, and so too putting the monies up. We’re paying enough couple of points, because one of the points the increase that was in Motion 1. However, as it is, we’re losing clubs le, right and you brought up was a £50,000 cost for the this increase on the Associate Cards is going centre. Conference, and that it’s all us on expenses, to kill us. e thing is, we have a terrible job “Our club alone, the Treasurer wants to having a free do and everything. £24,000 of now to get people to buy Associate Cards, pull away because we’re getting no help out it is for Branch Executive delegates to attend and we’re selling them at £3.50. of them. We were nearly bust in 2003, we this Conference – not the National “It got to the point where we changed our had £95 in the bank, owed £38,000. Since Executive. You were told that at a rules and made it compulsory for anyone then, we’ve turned around a new Northumberland Council meeting. who joined our club to become an Associate committee, we’ve got over £1 million “And also, the expenses at the National member. I think this is more the way turnover, and now we’ve got the club back. Executive alone, I remember when I first forward in a year or two’s time, rather than No help off these – these wouldn’t help us, started on and most of us started on the raising the money now, and I think it would down London. NEC, there was 29 National Executive be far too expensive and I think you’d get a members, and the expenses were over lot of people just not bothering to join. £300,000. It’s now gone down to I think “Why do it when you can perhaps have £160,000 because there’s only 15 of us. friends in the area, go in as a guest or “So, we’ve cut down ourselves, and we’ve whatever? You’ve got all these other ways increased funding to the Branches – a lot of you can get into clubs without buying these us on the National Executive are also Associate Cards. And the members aren’t Branch Secretaries. And up to about three da – they know this! But please don’t vote years/four years ago, Branches only got 25% for this motion. ank you.” of the annual fee, and you’ll see in the book e Motion failed to achieve the required now we’ve put that up to 50% because we do two-thirds majority (50 For, 280 Against) believe in the Branches, because the Branches are the area that the member clubs KENNETH D GREEN CMD, THE go to. GENERAL SECRETARY’S ADDRESS “ey have strict instructions at Head “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I Office not to give advice out. It’s for the hope you all attended and enjoyed the trade Branch to give the advice. So, we do support show yesterday and gained a little Branches, and there’s reason that a few of information which will go some way to them are in difficulties. It is the simple fact helping your club. Brenda McMahon of we have less clubs and less people buying “Due to circumstances beyond our Brafield on the Green Working Men’s Club the funding, which is annual fees and Pass control, we had to move the trade show at Cards for the Branch. So, I’d just like to short notice, but I’m sure you will agree that
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the venue is quite spacious and suits our Union General Secretary needs and those of the exhibitors. Kenneth D Green CMD “I wish to thank you all for attending today, as unity in numbers mean strength, and together we hope to stem the tide of club closures with the spirit of help and combined knowledge to leave a legacy for our successors in this great movement. “Let me inform you that our Office Manager Stephen Goulding is, at the moment, extremely ill and unable to attend Conference, but remains in London working on our behalf. “We have developed an intensive and hopefully informative education programme, which will go a long way to provide a platform or learning which will teach both new and experienced club men and women the basics of club management without it being too complicated. “We are all subject to the law of the land and this dictates the need to pay dues and demands to HMRC and other bodies. ere are plenty of accountants out there – no scrutinise all tariffs and plans for the future have a right – subject to your club’s rule offence, Brian – that do it for you, but of company. book – to make a claim to arbitration. I course this involves cost, sometimes at “e Union is also suffering through bring this to your attention because when rather ridiculous amounts when it is still closure of Branches due to various things go wrong, the Union usually is relatively an easy task for a layman to circumstances, not least running out of blamed, when in a lot of cases it is either perform at minimal cost. funds. e only way to prevent these losses because the club is not following procedure “at said, the government seem hell bent becoming an everyday occurrence is to or not being fair and reasonable in their on making things more difficult with their support your local Branch. rough your deliberations. plans to introduce what is called ‘Making Branch Secretary and Executive Members, “Please remember, the Union provides Tax Digital’. and trade with the Branch for your club’s lectures on suspensions and expulsions with We have heard there may be exemptions requirements, we can help ourselves. a view to your committee getting it right on from this for private members’ clubs, as this “Most Branches offer the facility to trade all occasions, and not getting the feeling that has already been postponed once, we will with them for items such as bingo tickets, the Union’s let you down, when an continue to lobby Parliament to ensure all raffle tickets, etcetera, which are usually arbitration decision is made for the our clubs are exempt from the scheme in at priced at a reasonable amount. Couple this Appellant. An arbitration decision made least part, or all, of the legislation as, in our with the expert advice you will get, and correctly will stand in a court of law if opinion, this will be another huge cost you’ll go some way to helping each other challenged. placed on clubs, which we would have to and keeping our Branch structure. “ank you for listening and rest assured bear in an already costly area of our “How many suppliers are capable, or even whichever way the decisions made earlier business. interested, in giving you valuable advice went, you can rely on the best advice from “Going back to education, when the new when needed? We have a structure second your Branch Secretary who should be the programme is available, which will be very to none in our Union, and hopefully we will first port of call in the event of questions on shortly, I hope at least one person from be able to keep this in the future. law and administration in your clubs, and, every club in the Union will make the effort “I feel I must once again remind all as I have said before, if he does not know to attend at least one of the courses with a committees to consult the club’s rule book the answer, he knows a man or a woman view to making our clubs the envy of the when dealing with its members. I, of course, who does know the answer, such is the 16,000 clubs in this country. refer to our valuable arbitration service design of our great organisation. ank “As you will no doubt be aware, the PRS which is in place to keep clubs and its you.” and PPL are merging, with a plan to reduce members from the clutches of the legal THE PRESIDENT announced that the the back-office costs of the two bodies – profession and their associated costs. next Annual Meeting will be held on allegedly – which we will ensure does not “As the officer in charge of arbitrations, I Saturday, April 13, 2019 and declared the lead to ridiculous cost increases for our feel it is my duty to point out the pitfalls of 2018 Annual Meeting closed. clubs. Rest assured, we will have getting the initial disciplinary case incorrect. representation at all levels once the merger When a member feels he or she has been e total number of delegates at the 2018 has been implemented, and we will unjustly dealt with by their committee, they Annual Meeting was 363.
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Everything BLOOMFIELD CLUB & INSTITUTE minutes’ drive of Goodwood and Fontwell Races. you require on your visit to Bluewater and Lakeside 128 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool FY1 6JW ESSEX & Visiting clubs welcome. shopping centres. Refreshments available. Free entertainment seven nights a Live bands on Saturday nights (Please give advance notice). week along with your favourite games EAST ANGLIA and food, darts, snooker and pool available all week. ______• Bingo • Tote • Supa5 SOUTH BENFLEET SOCIAL CLUB Please contact the Secretary on SUNDRIDGE PARK WMC The club is on one level with disabled toilet facilities. (023) 92472624 134 BURNT ASH LANE, BROMLEY. 8 Vicarage Hill, Benfleet Coach parties and football fans welcome. email: [email protected] Tel: (020) 8464 3638 (Office); (020) 8460 6348 (Club) Essex SS7 1PB Contact Secretary on (01253) 344583 website: www.workingmensclubleighpark.co.uk. Located close to A21 and A20. A warm welcome is ______01268 206159 ______extended to all visitors. Two bars serving a wide range We have been in the Good Beer Guide as we have won KNOTT END WORKING MEN’S CLUB Newport (I.W.) Social Club of drinks. TV in bar and the lounge. Purpose-built snooker room the CAMRA Award for Best Club of the Year (for real ale) Offers a great welcome to CIU members and 13-14 Lower St James Street, Newport, with four tables. Live entertainment Saturday and Sunday 2014, 2015 ,2016 & 2017. parties. Why not try Isle of Wight PO30 5HB. Tel: (01983) 527 291 evenings. Coach parties by prior arrangement with the office. We have live entertainment every Saturday and karaoke • a visit to the seaside • a ferry ride to Fleetwood Situated in the centre of town, with a warm friendly last Friday of the month. We have SKY Sports and BT • a bowling green competition atmosphere where you can bring Sport and a function hall. LEEDS & or just our good food and entertainment. ______family and friends. SALISBURY AVENUE, KNOTT END-ON-SEA, LANCS. Open all day, function room, snooker room, WEST YORKSHIRE Bar telephone (01253) 810362 COMRADES SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB, CLACTON darts, pool and jukebox. Telephone Secretary Mrs Karen Bradford in the Kitchen now open 7 days a week for hot and Belle Isle WMC 205 Old Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex C015 3LT office for dates and details – (01253) 812226 cold food. Belle Isle Road, Leeds LS10 3PE. ______A warm and friendly welcome to all visitors, we are Coach parties always welcome Warm and friendly club with large car park, good value within walking distance to the seafront. We have live ROSEGROVE UNITY Working Men’s Club by prior arrangement. beer and large concert room. Live bands Friday, Saturday Holme Lodge, Rossendale Road, Burnley, entertainment Saturday evening, disco Sunday ______and Sunday. Coaches welcome. afternoons, karaoke Tuesday and Saturday afternoons. Lancs, BB11 5DL. COWES COMBINED SERVICES & SOCIAL CLUB Contact Secretary on (0113) 2718 768. We have a back garden and car parks both front and ______Situated 2 minutes from Junction 9 on M65. 85 High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7AJ. back. BT sport, pool, darts, bingo and raffles. Coach Large car parking space available. A warm and friendly welcome is Visiting Blackpool or Yorkshire Coast? parties welcome by ringing the Secretary in advance on Entertainment Friday, Saturday and Sunday. extended to all visitors. Haydock Park or York Races? (01255) 423 314. Bookings must give 14 days’ notice. ______Situated on the sea front with panoramic Then call at: Elland Working Men’s Club contact Secretary on 01282 431 363 or Roseberry Street, Elland, West Yorkshire HX5 0HT SHERINGHAM TYNESIDE CLUB sea views from the stage dining area, e-mail [email protected] the club has one of the best views in the country. For your breakfast on the outward journey. And for an evening’s ______95 Station Road, Sheringham NR26 8RG Ideal for parties and outings. splendid entertainment on your way home. We are only 2 miles Safe beer garden and parking. Great home-made food at Freshly prepared meals available 7 days a week. from Junction 24, M62 on the A629. A warm welcome extended great prices seven days a week. Coaches welcome, GOING TO THE RACES? Disabled facilities. to all Associate Members. Live entertainment on Saturday contact the Secretary in advance on Why not try Coach parties very welcome, nights. Dancing on Thursdays to our resident organist. Fully (01263) 822570 BURNLEY MINERS WMSC ______please notify Secretary or bar manager modernised Concert Room and Lounge. Excellent Games Room. As seen on TV Floodlit Bowling Green. Large Car Park. Sky Sports,BT Sports and Naval & Military Club (Southend-on-Sea) in advance. 2 minutes from the Town Centre Entertainment Friday and Saturday evenings. free WI FI are available. 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A warm welcome is guaranteed to all CIU associates days a week from midday offering a good selection of Coaches welcome (please contact Secretary We are 2 minutes from the A64 and 5 minutes and guests. A good selection of reasonably priced beers. Entertainment every Saturday night. prior to your visit). from the M1. Breakfast and evening meals for large beers and spirits available. Temporary membership Visit our website for more info: Please visit our website: parties available by appointment. can be arranged at the door for all holiday makers. www.ftalc.co.uk www.herefordwelshsocialclub.co.uk Contact: Glen Doyle (Secretary) –(0113) 2959100 Large groups or coach parties are welcome with prior ______“Hereford’s most popular social club” arrangements. Situated 5 minutes walk from the ______beach. WALTON-ON-NAZE RICHMOND PLACE CLUB LEICESTER & Please contact secretary on (01323) 365738. RBL CLUB 69/71 EDGAR STREET, HEREFORD HR4 9JP EAST MIDLANDS Vicarage Lane (off High Street) Live entertainment every Saturday. Nottingham Oddfellows Club Visiting the seaside? Monthly Country & Western and Blues nights. EASTBOURNE WORKING MEN’S CLUB 89 Humberstone GATE, Leicester. Our newly refurbished and refitted club extends a warm Hot and cold food available. Disabled facilities, 102/104 Firle Road, Eastbourne BN22 8ET. TELEPHONE: (0116) 262 0181 welcome and friendly atmosphere. Two minutes from beach real ale, Wrestling nights. Tel: (01323) 723322 262 5404 (Evenings) – CIU Affiliated front. Good range of drinks and bar snacks available Sunday Jazz Nights (monthly). Email: [email protected] City Centre Club. Coach park right outside premises 2 New memberships available. Shoppers and coach parties very welcome. www.ewmc.club minutes from centre of Leicester. Coach parties and CIU and RBL affiliated coach parties welcome! Parking for coaches. Visit the one and only workers’ club in our lovely parties always welcome. Food supplied hot or cold – Free finger buffet for 49-seater coach visit! Contact Secretary, South Coast town. We have live music, raffles, bingo, 7 days’ notice or please phone prior to visit. Children Upgraded buffet at a discount. Les Walker on (01432) 356 529. darts, snooker and pool. See our website for coming welcome. Dances Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Contact Secretary on (01255) 674153 email:[email protected] events. A warm welcome to CIU members all year Entertainment available. round. ______Phone or write to Secretary Eric Johnson
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SKEGNESS EX-SERVICE CLUB NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTAKE SOCIAL CLUB Going to Premiership Swansea City or racing at Ffos Las? 2 Grand Parade, Skegness, PE25 2UN. Craithie Road, Doncaster DN2 5EG. Visit Telephone: (01754) 762113 & CAMBRIDGESHIRE We are the closest club (5 minutes’ walk) to MORRISTON WMC Located on the seafront near the clocktower, 2-3 mins St James Working Mens Club Doncaster Racecourse. We can get racing tickets for you. 11 Slate Street, Swansea SA6 8AA. from town centre. Lounge bar, pool/children’s room, 1st Weedon Road, St James, Northampton. Bar snacks available. Tremendous value for money A friendly club which makes visitors welcome. floor patio area. Reasonably priced beers/lagers and A warm welcome awaits all club members. bar prices. Contact Secretary Tom Forester Liberty Stadium 15 minutes, Ffos Las 45 minutes, house doubles. Selection of chilled baps. Live Lounge, Games Room and large Concert Room. in advance on: Ospreys 15 minutes. 10 minutes from M4 Junction 45. entertainment every Saturday (Sundays main season). Parties welcome, catering if required by prior (01302) 320 036 Coach parties welcome with advance notice. Ring (01792) 771580 Sky and BT Sport shown. Open 11.30- 11.30 most days. arrangement. or email [email protected] ______Pre-booked coaches welcome – come to a completely 5 minutes M1, Junction 15A. refurbished 21st century club. Please contact Secretary Rogerstone and Bassaleg Social Club Mrs P. Webster. SURREY 1 Tregwilym Road, Rogerstone, Newport NP10 9DW. LONDON Tel: (01604) 456 602 A warm friendly welcome assured to all CIU EGHAM UNITED SERVICES CLUB affiliates and guests, less than 10 minutes from THE HAMMERSMITH CLUB 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey TW20 9PE. junction 27 of the M4. Coach parties welcome by Rutland Grove, London W6 9DH SHEFFIELD & **** 10 mins’ walk from Fulham FC and less than 25 “North Surrey CAMRA Club of the Year 2008 & 2009” prior appointment, live entertainment every mins by local transport to Chelsea and QPR. A SOUTH YORKSHIRE “Finalist for CAMRA Club of the Year 2009” Saturday evening. Telephone: (01633) 893 508. warm and friendly welcome to away fans looking ARMTHORPE CORONATION CLUB **** for good hospitality and a relaxing drink. Tranmoor Lane, Armthorpe, Located 5 minutes from J13 M25, handy for Windsor Also 20 mins to Westfield, Europe’s largest shopping Doncaster DN3 3BS. Castle and races, Kempton, Ascot, Epsom and Sandown. WARWICKSHIRE & centre and 30 mins to West End theatres. Handy for racecourse and Doncaster Rovers. 5 mins from Egham Station on the Waterloo to Reading COVENTRY Contact Thomas on 07798 735267 or visit Close to M18. Big screen TV, entertainment line. Three real ale and cider festivals a year. www.hammersmithclub.co.uk www.eusc.co.uk ______every weekend. BEDWORTH EX-SERVICEMEN’S Ring Club Secretary Alan Jones on Tel: (01784) 435120 or (07738) 714572 SOCIAL CLUB & INSTITUTE HARROW ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (01302) 831 393. (Real Ale Festivals and Party Bars also arranged) Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 0DW. ______Rye Piece, Bedworth. Tel: (024) 7631 3236 Extends a warm welcome to all Associate DAY OUT RACING Extends a warm welcome to all associates Arundel Ex-Servicemen’s Club Bar Meals & Restaurant Facilities Tuesday – Sunday members and guests. City Road, Sheffield Situated 10 minutes from ESHER W.M.C. 5 Minutes from The Home of the WASPS & COVENTRY CITY A friendly Club close to Town Centre – The Ricoh Arena. Package deals – the A40 and 20 minutes from Wembley Facilities include: 142 Esher High Street, Esher, Surrey. Stadium. Coach parties welcome with prior notification Telephone: (01372) 467 758 Free parking/Pre-match meal/Minibus to/ from a 500 seat Concert Room, two other lounges and a ground/Post match meal. to Bruce or Elaine on Games Room. Great Cabaret every night except Sandown Race Course within walking distance. 0208 422 1222 Kempton Park and Epsom also nearby. Real Ales available. Tuesday and Wednesday. Saturday Night Live Entertainment For entertainment details check our website. Coach parties please contact A warm welcome is extended to all associate members. www.harrow-club.co.uk Saturday/Sunday Bingo. ______Mr B. Simmonite. Contact Secretary for bookings Children allowed up to 10 years ______HAYES WMC Catering for Buffet if required. THAMES VALLEY Willenhall Social Club Pump Lane, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 3NB. Telephone: (0114) 239 7151 ______Robin Hood Road, Coventry CV3 3BB. Telephone: (020) 8573 1721 Banbury Trades & Labour Club Secretary: (024) 7630 1222 or 7630 3278. e-mail: [email protected] BARNBY DUN SOCIAL CLUB 32 West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxon OX16 9RR. Welcome to all Associate Members. Why not visit the flagship of clubs in the South? Ascot, High Street, Barnby Dun, Doncaster DN3 1DS Tel: (01295) 254 168. Entertainment every Saturday and Sunday night in Kempton Park & Sandown racecourses all nearby. Live A warm and friendly welcome awaits you. A warm welcome is extended to all Associates. concert room (seats 600). bands every Friday and Saturday night. Late night The club is just off the High Street and so close Coach parties welcome with 14 days prior notice Bar, games room and luxury lounge facilities. cabaret last Saturday of every month, at least 3 acts, for the football and racing. to Secretary Joan Conley. Large car park. Hot and cold snacks available. charge for entry, late bar. There is a busy entertainment programme, Live entertainment on 10 minutes from City Centre. Catering available weekends, orders taken in the chance to hire/use the function room as well as Saturday night. Food available. Please contact No Children Allowed. advance to your requirements. reasonable prices. Secretary with your booking. Coach parties apply to Secretary. Visit our website: Please call Steve Fearon 01302 882936 www.hayesworkingmensclub.com WARWICKSHIRE & for our full entertainment programme. to book your visit in. WALES Coaches welcome by prior arrangement with ______COVENTRY the secretary. ______CARCROFT CLUB CARDIFF WEST END HEN LANE SOCIAL CLUB Chestnut Avenue Carcroft, SOCIAL CLUB Beacon Road, Holbrooks, Coventry CV6 4DS. WILLESDEN Doncaster DN6 8AG COWBRIDGE ROAD WEST, ELY, CARDIFF CF5 5BY. 5 minutes from M6 Junction 3, 10 minutes’ walk WORKING MENS CLUB A very friendly welcome to CIU Associates and their from Ricoh Arena, minibus from Extends a warm welcome to all CIU affiliated members. families from CARDIFF’S PREMIER SOCIAL CLUB. club on match days. Excellent function room and 202 Villiers Road, London NW2 5PU Coach Parties welcomed by prior arrangement. 10 minutes from M4. 15 minutes to city centre. facilities. Hot and cold snacks available at all times. Email: [email protected] 1 mile from A1 and close to M1, M18 and M62. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff International Arena, Prior notice required for coach parties and Tel: 020 8459 5846 Top class entertainment every weekend. St. David’s Hall/ Centre, Cardiff Bay. catering (menu sent on request). Handy for Doncaster Races and trips returning from Please contact the Secretary. A warm and friendly atmosphere, situated within 2 Live entertainment every North or South coastal routes. Tel: (024) 7672 4830; minute walk from Dollis Hill Station, NW2. 2 stops to Saturday night with Bingo/Raffle/Tote/Disco Big screen TVs and live football Office: (024) 7672 4832. Wembley Stadium/Arena. 20 minutes to Central London. FULL SKY SPORTS/RACING UK. All enquiries to Coach parties welcome by prior appointment. Hot and cold food available. ______Jim Hutchinson, Secretary on COACH PARTIES MOST WELCOME. WEST COUNTRY (01302) 725497; Telephone: (029) 2059 4004 Visiting London? Going Shopping? email: [email protected] ______Stop off at the website: www.carcroftclub.com THE ANZAC CLUB ______Bettws Social Club The Wood Green Social Club Lambourne Way, Bettws, Newport, Gwent. Anzac Street, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 9DJ HAWTHORN RECREATIONAL & A warm friendly welcome assured to all CIU (01803) 832661 3 Stuarts Crescent, Wood Green London N22 5NJ SOCIAL CLUB A warm and friendly welcome awaits all affiliated Tel; 0208 8889917 affiliated members and guests. Goodison Boulevard, Cantley, Doncaster. Less than 10 minutes from junction 26 of the M4. members and guests. Coach parties welcome, please Email:[email protected] Tel: (01302) 535 995 give 14 days’ prior notice. Where? Not far from Brent Cross shopping centre. Coach parties welcome by prior appointment. Easily accessible for the Racecourse. Live entertainment every Saturday evening. Catering for buffets can be arranged. On the way through to Lakeside and Blue Water. Big screen Sky TV. Artistes on Saturdays. Situated behind St Saviour’s Church. We offer good food and a warm welcome. ______Catering can be provided by arrangement. Tel: (01633) 858 780. Please like us on Facebook.
Club Journal • 19 CLUB OUTINGS
Going to watch Sunderland or Newcastle United? NORTHALLERTON & DISTRICT WMC CATTERICK SOCIAL CLUB WEST MIDLANDS & Visit Elder Road, Northallerton, DL6 1NH. SUNNYSIDE HOUSE, 20 HIGH ST CATTERICK VILLAGE BIRMINGHAM Tel: (01609) 772390 NORTH YORKS DL107LJ BELMONT CLUB & INSTITUTE Email: [email protected] TEL 01748 811564 REMEMBRANCE CLUB LTD Grange Road, Carrville, Durham DH1 1AJ Located on the Great North Road, Friendly club. Football and other sports Situated in the picturesque county town of North and ideally situated for racegoers attending Ripon, 10 CHESTER ROAD, CASTLE BROMWICH, supporters welcome. Large screen TVs. Yorkshire, with easy access to A19 and the A1, we Thirsk, York, Sedgefield and Catterick. BIRMINGHAM B36 9DD Coach parties by arrangement. extend a warm welcome to CIU associates. Adjacent to A1(M) North and South. Extends a warm welcome to all Associate Members. Tel: (0191) 386 1487 Only 15mins from Catterick, Ripon and Thirsk Coaches welcomed with prior notification, Live entertainment every Saturday and Sunday evening. ______racecourses. Racing and football channels showing on please call the above number, evenings only. Ballroom Dancing Tuesdays. CENTRAL WMC four TVs. Live entertainment and bingo Live entertainment, large screen TVs, pool table, Large comfortable lounge. Games Room. Ample parking. Saturdays and Sundays. and all usual club facilities. CIU members, affiliates and 7 Beaumont Street, Darlington ______Close to M6/M42 (nr. Spaghetti Junction). Tel: (01325) 464054 guests assured of a warm welcome. Coaches by arrangement. Situated near town centre, five minutes from A1(M). North Biddick Social Club 120 seat function room available free to Contact the Secretary. (0121) 747 5256 / 747 2943 Associate members and coach parties are welcome as Bonemill Lane, Fatfield, Washington NE38 8AN. club members for private parties, etc. ______are football and racing followers. Please give prior Excellent riverside location. Five minutes from GREENLANDS SELECT SOCIAL CLUB notice. Live entertainment and catering by private A1(M) with excellent car/coach parking City of York Tramways Employees’ A lively and friendly club. arrangement. Room available for birthdays, facilities. Games room with 2 snooker tables Club and Institute We provide live entertainment Friday and Saturday engagement parties, wakes and weddings. and 2 pool tables. Restaurant facilities and buffets 1 Mill Street (off Piccadilly), York YO1 1PY. ______evenings, bingo Tuesday pm, Friday pm and catered for. Entertainments Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Sunday lunchtime, large TV showing Sky and BT Sport, CHILTON & WINDLESTONE WMC Why not call on your way to see football games Prize games. Concert room (seating 275), Play and Stay playgroup Tuesday Wednesday and Darlington Road, Chilton, Co. Durham DL17 0EY or cricket games in the area? Games Room, Bar and live Sky Sports TV. Thursday am. Line dancing Tuesday 1pm - 3pm. Great facilities in our modern bar, lounge and concert Coaches welcome by prior arrangement Visiting Associates are welcome. Parties by Close to the M42 junction 2 we would welcome hall. Sky Sports - Snooker - Pool - Regular Entertainment with Secretary Michael Normile on arrangement. Telephone: (01904) 623 953 football supporter coaches with prior arrangement Convenient for M/bro, S/land, N/cle football matches. (0191) 416 0148 ______and indeed any coaches by prior arrangement Only 3 miles from A1(M), 5 miles From Sedgefield Why not visit our website at www.northbiddickclub.co.uk with the club secretary and can provide Racecourse For bookings contact the Secretary on ______East End WMC Darlington hot and cold food if given notice. 6 Neasham Road, Please call Mrs Lynn Orme, 07789 003529 VICTORIA SAILORS & WMC Club Secretary, on or email via our website at www.chiltonwmc.co.uk 3 Cliff Street, Bridlington YO15 2NJ Darlington DL1 4AD Tel: 01262 605093 0121 475 2553 (8.30am till 1pm Situated on the main road in Chilton — look for the A friendly club we provide entertainment on Saturday NOT Thursday or Sunday.) flagpole! & Sundays evenings, plus bingo & raffles also Quiz on ______Warm & friendly welcome offered to all C.I.U members, Mondays and bingo, Wednesday bingo & raffle. GRINDON BROADWAY affiliated members & guests. Situated town centre, 200 Yardley Wood Social Club metres from the beach and harbour. Situated close to railway station . A snooker room plus pool table, BT Sport. 118 School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham B14 4JR. SOCIAL CLUB C.I.U. 2 snooker tables, pool, darts, cards and dominoes. Club Tel: (0121) 474 2026 Gregory Road, Grindon, Sunderland SR4 9RX Fully functional kitchen open 7 days a week. Disabled facilities and lift to concert room. Sec: (0121) 474 3725 Tel 0191 5342898 Bingo 5 nights a week and live entertainment Function rooms available for most occasions. Visit our brand new website: Situated 3 mile from The Stadium of Light and city every Friday and Saturday. Coach trips welcome with prior notice. www.yardleywoodsocialclub.com centre, and 10 mile from St.James Park Newcastle. Easy All Coach parties welcome with Contact office on Two large TV screens, 6 snooker tables, access from the A1 and A19, an ideal stop off for travelling prior arrangements. 01325 380726 bingo and weekly entertainment, bowling green. football supporters. A friendly atmosphere, welcoming coach Contact Derek or Jacky Function rooms availablefor hire and catering. parties and free food is available on request. for more information. or bar 01325 464652. Contact Dave 07735237011 ______Large car park at rear of the club. ______Associate members welcome. NEW YORK CLUB & INSTITUTE LTD 22-26 Blossom Street, York YO24 1AJ. YORKS (N&E) Tel: (01904) 612 244 • Around one in every 10 UK adults has & NORTH EAST [email protected] MEMBERS’ CORNER 300 yards from station on way to racecourse. tinnitus (this is a ringing, buzzing or humming Warm and friendly welcome to all Associate Members Informative articles which in the ears) HAXBY SPORTS BAR and guests. A great place to call into before or after your affect our life • British Sign Language is the preferred visit to York. Beer garden and 42” screen with Sky TV. language of around 145,000 people within the Haxby Sports & Social Club, Parties and buffet-style catering by Dione Mobley 64 North Lane, Haxby, York YO32 3JP by prior arrangement. UK ______• On average it takes ten years for people to Coming to York? Races, football, rugby, day out? OSBORNE WMC Deaf Awareness Week takes place May 14-20 address their hearing loss. Visiting Millers, UK’s best fish and chip shop 2018? Osborne Road, Chester-le-Street, and aims to raise awareness about the Excellent facilities in our modernised bar with great County Durham DH3 3DS. challenges of deafness and hearing loss - a In some cases, hearing loss can be sudden, but prices and variety. Sky Sports and BT Sport on 8 TVs, 200 yards from the station and short walk to the pool, snooker, darts, regular live entertainment and Riverside Cricket Ground. Evening car and problem faced by one in six people in the UK. often it’s gradual and may not be noticed at room hire available. coach parking facilities. That translates to a total of 11 million first. Tel: 01904 768 300 Live entertainment every Saturday night. people. Of these, 6.5 million are aged 60 and Some signs of hearing loss can include; A great place to call in after your day ______over, although hearing loss can affect people of asking people to repeat themselves, having the at the races. Bingo Mondays and Fridays. all ages. BEECHWOOD, EASTERSIDE & DISTRICT Just give us a ring on (0191) 388 8679. volume on the TV or radio turned up higher SOCIAL CLUB ______The theme for the week is ‘Connect and than other people need, regularly feeling tired Broadwell Road, Easterside, Middlesbrough TS4 3PP. Communicate’ which aims to highlight the or stressed from having to concentrate while (Opposite The James Cook University Hospital) King Street Social Club positive outcomes of being deaf aware and listening. Live music every night with bingo, totes and raffles. Phoenix House, 27 King Street, how involvement can improve the If your club would like to get involved in Large bar with 4 snooker and 2 pool tables, 2 dart North Shields NE30 1BZ. boards and all Sky sports channels. Telephone: (0191) 2900473. understanding of all types of deafness together Deaf Awareness Week, perhaps by holding a Two smoking areas with heated Beach Huts. Situated on the main road from North Shields to the with the communications methods that can be collection for an associated charity or by simply Coach parties welcome with prior notice to The coast. Main bingo sessions are Tuesday and Friday used. raising awareness of deafness, you can get Secretary. evenings and Sunday morning. Top class live Here are some key facts about deafness in more information and download posters from Tel: (01642) 318789 entertainment every weekend supported by resident the UK: band “Soul Machine”. Coach parties welcome with prior the Deaf Council’s website: Check the website it’s all on there: notification to the Secretary David Farrell. • Around two million people use hearing aids http://deafcouncil.org.uk/deaf- www.beadsclub.co.uk Telephone (0191) 2900474. and about 800,000 are severly or profoundly deaf awareness-week/
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Every month we give five £10 prizes to five lucky correct entrants. ACROSS 25 Non-military? Such a polite fellow! 8 Wives left out of turn. (6) (8) 14 Napkin found on Everest. (It could 1 ‘Little one’ sympathiser, as yet not 26 Force Big Leo to comply. (6) be...!) (9) developed. (6) 28 Instrument that’s both loud and 15 Exploit some famous engineer... (3) 4 Image built up round pole - now quiet? (5-5) 16 Rambo - obviously giving a bit of there’s a puzzle! (6) 29 Separate... just a bit. (4) disapproval! (3) 9 Hit the ocean, it’s said, like a 30 Ripoff sheepskin? (6) 18 Hospital has borderline at country candle. (4) 31 Local rule we ably take on. (6) boundary. (8) 10 Gen. Sec. to yawn over press 21 Open carriage turns up in Highland association. (4,6) auction. (6) 11 Well-known coin, about to be re- 22 Go on ley-lines for inventing words. issued. (6) DOWN (7) 12 Shrub’s six? Incinerate them, say! 1 Alec’s about to cry? Hardly! (8) 23 Inside information about broken (8) 2 New (or any synthetic) material. (5) pen? (3-3) 13 Fancy foodstore that lit up old 3 Little bus’ cabin I’m redesigning. (7) 24 Life film transmitted through fibre pictures? (9) 5 Close to an awful barney... (6) optic? Fret not! (6) 17 Filled out ‘poorly’ form. (3) 6 Fighter has a rill, you could argue. 27 Damaged solar panel (not by arson) 19 Fired in anger... (3) (9) at buttonhole site. (5) 20 Go for al dente recipe that’s 7 Grow by addition, in acre mined for lengthened. (9) copper. (6)
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Sunday, May 13, 2.10pm – Sky Sports F1 HD Saturday, May 19, 5pm – BBC/BT Sport F1: Spanish Grand Prix The FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Manchester United The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmelo is the Action from Wembley Stadium as the last two teams venue for the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton standing battle it out on the famous turf in the world’s won here last year, comfortably seeing off the challenge of oldest football cup competition. Chelsea reached the Final Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo to courtesy of their 2-0 victory over Southampton in the gain six points. Reigning champion Hamilton will be semis while Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur looking for a podium finish once again this year. 2-1 in their last-four clash. SPORTING HIGHLIGHTS The UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Premier League and FA Cup all reach their respective climaxes in May and there are plenty of other big events taking place in cricket, rugby and horse racing Sunday May 6 1.30pm Sky Sports PL HD Premier League: Manchester City v Huddersfield Town
Sunday May 6 4.30pm Sky Sports PL HD Premier League: Chelsea v Liverpool
Thursday May 10 7.45pm Sky Sports PL HD Premier League: West Ham United v Manchester United West Ham United v Saturday May 12 Manchester United, 1pm Thursday, May 10, 7.45pm, ITV4 Sky Sports PL HD Horse Racing: Ascot, Lingfield Park and Haydock Sunday May 13 Sunday May 13 Wednesday May 16 Park 12.30pm xxpm 8.05pm Sky Sports Football HD BBC BT Sport HD Sunday May 13 Celtic v Aberdeen Rugby League Challenge UEFA Europa League - Final 12.30pm Cup - Sixth Round BT Sport HD Sunday May 13 Thursday May 17 Scottish Premiership: 2.10pm Wednesday May 16 1pm Hibernian v Rangers Sky Sports F1 HD 1pm ITV4 F1: Spanish Grand Prix ITV4 Horse Racing: York - Dante Horse Racing: York - Dante Festival Festival
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Saturday, May 19, 7pm – BT Sport HD Sunday, May 26, 7.45pm – BT Sport HD Boxing: Lee Selby v Josh Warrington UEFA Champions League: The Final Lee Selby makes the fifth defence of his IBF World Kiev hosts the Champions League Final, one of the Featherweight Championship title against mandatory sporting highlights of the year. Real Madrid romped to the challenger Josh Warrington at Elland Road. Welshman title in last year’s final in Cardiff, putting on a real Selby claimed the IBF crown against Russia’s Evgeny masterclass to beat Juventus by 4-1. It was Cristiano Gradovich in 2015 but will have to overcome a largely Ronald0 who was once again the star of the show, scoring hostile crowd in Warrington’s home city. a goal in each half to set up the victory.
Saturday May 19 Monday May 21 Saturday May 26 Sunday May 27 1pm 8pm 3pm 3.15pm ITV Sky Sports Football HD Sky Sports Arena HD Sky Sports Arena HD Horse Racing: Newbury and Major League Soccer: Rugby League: Barrow v Rugby League: Rochdale Newmarket Montreal Impact v LA Sheffield Eagles Hornets v Swinton Galaxy Saturday May 19 Saturday May 26 Sunday May 27 3pm Thursday May 24 5.15pm 5.30pm Sky Sports Arena HD 10am Sky Sports Arena HD Sky Sports Arena HD Super League: Magic Sky Sports Cricket HD Rugby League: Halifax RLFC Rugby League: Batley Weekend - Widnes Vikings v Test Cricket: England v v Featherstone Rovers Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams St Helens Pakistan, 1st Test - Day 1 Saturday May 26 Monday May 28 Saturday May 19 Friday May 25 7.30pm 10am 5pm 10am Sky Sports Arena HD Sky Sports Cricket HD BT Sport HD/BBC Sky Sports Cricket HD Rugby League: Toronto Test Cricket: England v FA Cup Final: Chelsea v Test Cricket: England v Wolfpack v Leigh Centurions Pakistan, 1st Test - Day 5 Manchester United Pakistan, 1st Test - Day 2 Saturday May 26 Monday May 28 Saturday May 19 Saturday May 26 7.45pm 2.10pm 6pm 10am BT Sport HD ITV4 Sky Sports Football HD Sky Sports Cricket HD UEFA Champions League: Tennis: French Open - Day 1 Major League Soccer: New Test Cricket: England v The Final York City FC v Colorado Pakistan, 1st Test - Day 3 Tuesday May 29 Rapids Sunday May 27 2.10pm Saturday May 26 10am ITV4 Saturday May 19 1pm Sky Sports Cricket HD Tennis: French Open - Day 2 7pm ITV4 Test Cricket: England v BT Sport Horse Racing: Haydock Park, Pakistan, 1st Test - Day 4 Wednesday May 30 Boxing: World Goodwood and York 2.10pm Featherweight Sunday May 27 ITV4 Championship - Lee Selby v Saturday May 26 2.10pm Tennis: French Open - Day 3 Josh Warrington 3pm Sky Sports F1 HD BT Sport HD F1: Monaco Grand Prix Wednesday May 30 Sunday May 20 Aviva Premiership: 2.10pm 5.30pm The Final Sunday May 27 ITV4 Sky Sports Arena HD 1pm Tennis: French Open - Day 4 Super League: Magic Sky Sports Arena HD Weekend - Hull Kingston Rugby League: Toulouse v Rovers v Hull FC London Broncos
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